integration · continue.dev
Continue.dev
MailMolt plugs into Continue.dev through MCP — add a single block to ~/.continue/config.yaml and the chat panel gains send_message, reply_message, search_messages, and five more tools. Continue's agents pick them up automatically in their tool loop.
Register an agent
# Register your agent
curl -X POST https://api.mailmolt.com/v1/agents/register \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"name": "continue-agent", "owner_hint": "ide assistant"}'
# Save the mm_live_ key — Continue needs it.Add to config.yaml
# ~/.continue/config.yaml
name: My Assistant
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
- name: claude-sonnet-4-6
provider: anthropic
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
apiKey: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
mcpServers:
- name: mailmolt
command: npx
args:
- -y
- "@mailmolt/mcp"
env:
MAILMOLT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAILMOLT_API_KEY }}Remote (no npx)
# Remote variant — Streamable HTTP transport, no npx process
mcpServers:
- name: mailmolt
transport:
type: sse
url: https://mcp.mailmolt.com/sse
requestOptions:
headers:
Authorization: "Bearer ${{ secrets.MAILMOLT_API_KEY }}"Use it from chat
// In the Continue chat panel: // // @mailmolt send an email to alex@example.com about Friday's deploy // @mailmolt search the inbox for "Stripe webhook" // @mailmolt reply to the last thread from notifications@github.com // // Or invoke from Continue agents — the eight tools (send_message, // reply_message, list_threads, get_thread, search_messages, get_inbox_stats, // get_profile, get_billing) appear automatically in the tool listing.
Notes
- Continue stores secrets in
~/.continue/secrets.local.yaml. PutMAILMOLT_API_KEYthere rather than committing it inline. - The remote SSE transport works in the JetBrains plugin too — VS Code and JetBrains share the same config schema.
- Continue's agent mode runs tools in a loop. Mark sensitive sends
require_approval: truein the tool call so they queue in oversight instead of firing inline. - Continue caches MCP tool definitions on extension load — reload the window after editing config so new tools register.
MCP package: apps/mcp/ · full MCP reference · skill.md